I am travelling to Shanghai and Hong Kong in July.
Is it realistic to travel "freestyle" and book hostels when we get there or a day in advance online (when we know what train we're taking, etc.) or ...

Is it reasonable to assume that because you're travelling off season, occupancy rates will necessarily be lower thus saving the need to reserve accommodation ahead of time?
What I'm trying to do is ...

This will be a general question.
I like to travel as solo sometimes. and I would like to go to hostels if I'm solo and I wonder what is the best hostel types of for solo traveler who want to hangout ...

I'm planning to go another country for 4-days festival RockWerchter in Belgium. I'm thinking what is better camp or hostel. Couple of my friends said that camp is only best choice. But I'm going alone ...

I have a connecting flight on Air France from Paris CDG to Toulouse at 8:30 on Saturday whereas my original flight from my home country lands at 19:00 hours at Paris on Friday. This means that I would ...

I am travelling to Paris on the 22nd of December. I was looking for a youth hostel close to Paris city centre. But the problem is that I will arrive in Paris at midnight. So, I am wondering whether I ...

My friends and I are going inter railing and so will be staying in hostels across europe. One of the group will still be under 18 by the time we leave and several hostel sites have information saying ...

Is there a site such as kayak, but for hostels instead? There's so many different hostel booking websites, I don't even know where to start.
If there isn't such a site, what is the recommended course ...

I snore and I know it. This causes quite some discomfort when I need to share a room with others. I usually try to stay awake until everybody else seems to be sleeping. The pokes or the sudden shaking ...

I was looking for hostel in Vienna using portals such as HostelBookers, but when I've tried to book them, I was landing on the final page when the credit card was required. You need to put such data ...

Is it generally allowed to prepare own food in hostels in Vienna, and should I expect them to have a kitchen appropriate for it?
When staying in Berlin, I've met a group of Spaniards who were cooking ...

How does the situation with hostels look in Bratislava? Are there a plenty of them, and there should be no problem with finding a place even in middle Summer, or might it be hard to find a free place?
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I'm wondering whether it is possible to live in hostels, airBNB, and bungalows and yet still be unencumbered with a "rollaboard" type luggage one might bring along. Typically, do these places allow ...

I know this topic could be misunderstood and polemic, but I believe that everybody here is clever enough to understand my words and give good advices.
Last April, I came from a trip to Brazil. This ...

When I was in Tbilisi (Georgia), during my one week trip, 3 months ago, I found out in some hostels the women only dorm rooms have higher prices than mixed dorm rooms with equal numbers of bed or room ...

So I'll be staying in hostels around these areas on the East Coast soon. I'm just wondering if staying in hostels gives you adequate opportunity to meet people and go out at night to clubs and stuff? ...

I'm planning to have a trip around in Peru and I was wondering if I can just reserve the hostels on the day I arrive in a new city or if I should call them a few days before. I'm traveling in April.
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From my experiences at hotels, I'm used to toiletries (soap, shampoo, etc.) being provided.
Do hostels also provide these, or do I need to bring my own? Do hostels provide towels as well, or will I ...

I asked a similar question about Canada and was advised to make a separate one for Australia.
I'm planning to travel to Australia on my own for about one month - two months, I'll be in Melbourne area ...

Are there any beds available in hostels in Cannes on 6th August?
I've used several hostel engines, and they only list hotel rooms... it seems that everything is already reserved. Is it because of the ...